MrXLink, over and out...

[MrXLink]

Dear Skylords, Skyladies, and other skyfolk,

As you may know I've been here a long, long time. 12 years ago on the official forums, and pretty much ever since this project started. Over those years a lot has changed, for better and for worse. Both myself and some of the veterans around here have seen the game and its dev team rise and fall more often than we'd all like to admit, but we prevailed and we held on to Nyn and the wonders of this unique RTS/TCG hybrid. BattleForge has always been a great passion of mine, as a player and as a developer.

But times change, and life changes, and as Skylords Reborn grew to the size and state that it is now, my own time had to be more and more divided. Graduation, running a full-time job, major changes in my personal life and thought processes, and the ongoing pandemic have greatly jumbled up my day-to-day life, my mind, and my available time and energy. This has had quite an impact on how well I can contribute to this project right now, and so I've come to the conclusion that it doesn't feel appropriate to be a part of the SR team for as little work as I'm able to get myself to contribute. 

It's with a heavy heart I'm saying I am, on my own accord, stepping down from the SR team for the time being, but I feel that it's necessary. This is purely personal and has nothing to do with the current team, community, or the game itself; after all, we've accomplished so much, all of us! Thanks to all of you we've actually succeeded in what many thought to be utterly impossible; to revive an entire game purely out of passion, figuring out its inner workings, and altering it to make it a 100% free, enjoyable, non-profit game to keep enjoying despite the studio having long been disbanded. I've had the pleasure of working with an already fantastic community and team on a passion project others would dream of, and over time the team's grown so much.

It's been fantastic working on Skylords for so long and the game and project still are very dear to me. Throughout the years I've learnt tremendously much and have helped to keep things afloat in both bright and darker times for the project; it's been a rollercoaster for all of us. But we got there! We got to a fantastic release and have a whole revitalised and excited team ready to support all of you for a long time to come! This project is now in better hands than I could ever have anticipated, and I am happy and confident to leave Skylords Reborn to some of the most capable people I've had the pleasure of meeting.

I'll be stepping down after having been a long-time admin, CM, moderator and designer, and though I will keep providing some advice and help in the background, I will stop being a dev and remain a player. Perhaps I'll return if my personal life allows for it in the future, but as of right now I simply don't think I can contribute enough. 

It's been an absolute honour being a part of BattleForge's development throughout well over a decade, and I want to thank everybody for their continued work, support and belief in the amazing things we've ended up accomplishing. That includes you, no matter how long you're here or if you even know me. We did it! I'm still so proud of all of us, and I am happy to know the project's in great hands. Keep up the amazing work and let the hype train rage ever onward.

Thanks for everything, until next time, and may the Forge be ever with you!
~MrXLink

[Cocofang]

Best of luck, been nice talking to you on occasion. Always seemed equally passionate and level headed. Thanks for contributing so much time and effort to bring this game back in the best shape it ever was.

[Sykole]

I don't remember us being on good terms, but you did help the project throughout the years and stepped up with Hawk to take the lead, so thanks for your work.

Best of luck in life.

[anonyme0273]

We had good times, we had bad times. So long, cheers  

[Deadman]

Goodbye 

[Metagross31]

Thanks for everything you have done and sacrificed for this amazing project!

Let's keep the hypetrain going! 

[Ultrakool]

While that's sad, as we always said, real life comes first. I wish you the best for the things still to come

[Majora]

Thank you for all your hard work, hope to see you in the game at some point  

[Dallarian]

First Null Omnipresence, then Hawk, and now MsxLink.
An era has ended.
An era has begun.

Thank you very much for the RP fun, and nice achievement names!

[Swordsworn]

F  for Respect

[WatcherOfSky]

You did so much work, it is an absolute feat. We'll be missing you and I hope all works out for you irl.

So long and good luck!

[veryhasted]

Had to pop back in for this.

We (hopefully) all appreciate the work that you have done for the community and wish you the best in whatever lies ahead for you!

Good luck!

[SunWu]

With all the work you put in i hope you'll find at least time to play a little here and there in the future.

Thank you for being part of a dream come true!

[Dawson]

Been a while, hope u are doing well. Best of luck in your future endeavours.